Darkness & Light (War of the Fae: Book 3) Read Online Free Page A

can ... uh ... show me your stuff.”
    Spike smiled, rubbing his hands together.   “Oh goody.”   He looked at me.   “It’s a date.   I promise, you won’t be disappointed.”
    I laughed to myself.   I loved his enthusiasm.   He was never discouraged and no matter how many times I rejected his overtures, he always came back making more of them.   There was something to be said for undying affection.
    I walked over to Tony.   “So, are you completely freaked out, or what?”
    He smiled gently.   “I am pretty freaked out.   But I’ll survive.”
    I put my arm around his waist.   “I’m so friggin’ glad you’re here with me, Tones.   I was lost without you.”
    He put his arm over my shoulders.   “Me too.   It was a lot ... quieter without you here.”
    “That must’ve sucked.”
    “Yep.   Sure did.”   Tony looked over my head at the guys who were standing a few feet away, near where the taxi would soon be.   “So, what’s next?”
    “Well, we have a couple hotel rooms downtown.   I think we’re going to stay there for the rest of the night, what’s left of it anyway, and then get on the plane tomorrow.”
    “Did you already buy tickets?”
    “No, we don’t need to.   It’s a private jet.”
    Tony nodded slowly.   “Nice.”
    “Yeah.   You’ve been on it before.   You just forgot.”
    “That’s just so weird for me to believe.”
    “Yeah, I know.   I’m sorry about that.   Maybe when you see some of the stuff, your memory will come back.”
    “I don’t know.   Even after seeing that little guy fly around, I didn’t remember anything.”
    “Yeah, but you remembered Spike’s teeth.   And you’d never met Tim before, so there’s no reason why he would trigger any memories.”
    “Why was that?   About the teeth, I mean?   That’s kinda weird, isn’t it? ... that I’d forgot all that other stuff but remember his teeth?”
    I didn’t really want to talk about this, but Tony remembering stuff was a good sign, and I wanted to encourage it.   “Yeah, well, see I ... uh ... was ... am ... a little obsessed with Spike’s smile and his teeth.   And what with you vibing me all the time and knowing sometimes what I’m feeling or thinking about, well, you were kind of exposed to a lot of me staring at him, thinking about him ... you get the picture.”
    Tony was nodding.   “I guess that makes sense.   I was still vibing you, you know.   When you were gone.”
    “Oh yeah?   Like what did you feel?”
    “Various things.   Anger a lot at first.   Then surprise and happiness.   The last few weeks I got a lot of happy vibes.   Also feelings like you were proud – of yourself, I mean.”   He looked at me intently.   “I know you’re happy there.   That’s one reason I was willing to give this a shot.   It has to be something special to have helped you get over ... that stuff that was going on at your house and to make you feel good again.”
    Just then the taxi pulled up, saving me from that embarrassing conversation.
    “Come on, let’s go to the hotel.”
    Luckily, Jared had told them to send a van-sized taxi, so we all fit in without a problem.
    “So what’s the plan?” I asked after we were all inside the van.   “ We sleeping here tonight?”
    “No.   We need to get back right away.   I’ve arranged for the plane to take us out tonight.”
    “Ain’t it a little late?” asked Finn, yawning.
    “Yeah, it’s late; but it’s better to fly at night.   We can sleep and avoid the jet lag.”
    “Where exactly are we going?” asked Tony.
    I opened my mouth to respond and then realized I didn’t really know the answer to that question.   I mean , I knew it was the Green Forest, but I doubted that name existed on any human map.  
    “Yeah, where are we going, exactly?” I asked.
    “I’ll tell you later,” said Jared, motioning to the taxi driver, indicating his desire to keep our location secret from the outside world.
    Spike